Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• consider: To think carefully about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• address: Exact street location of a place
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• nudge: To touch or push something gently
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• piece: A counter in a board game
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• bode: To be an omen for (good or bad events)
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• depiction: Picture or a written description of something
• falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
• payload: Part of guided missile containing the explosive